1852 other slave states agree to help capture runaway slaves
1861 the civil war begins
1861 end of slavery
The Slave Law of 1850
The slave law of 1850 agreed that slaves could be apprehended & captured in the northern parts of the United States. They also were returned to their masters. Many northerners were abolitionists. An abolitionist is a person who disagreed with slavery. Some free African Americans were captured & accused of being an escaped slave. This to anger & violence between the north & south. Abolitionists nicknamed it the blood hound law.
1852 other slave states agree to help capture runaway slaves
1861 the civil war begins
1861 end of slavery
The Slave Law of 1850
The slave law of 1850 agreed that slaves could be apprehended & captured in the northern parts of the United States. They also were returned to their masters. Many northerners were abolitionists. An abolitionist is a person who disagreed with slavery. Some free African Americans were captured & accused of being an escaped slave. This to anger & violence between the north & south. Abolitionists nicknamed it the blood hound law.